News & Events | November 22, 2021
A prayer of thanksgiving and compassion O God, when I have food, help me to remember the hungry; When I have work, help me to remember the jobless; When I have a home, help me to remember those who have no home at all; When I am without pain, help me to remember those who […]
News & Events | November 15, 2021
Welcoming God’s surprises “I didn’t intend to go there but I fell in love with it,” said Fr. Yvon Sheehy, SCJ, talking about his 22 years in South Dakota. He had instead hoped to go to Mississippi, or perhaps to DR Congo. “But that didn’t happen,” said Fr. Yvon. When South Dakota was suggested, Fr. […]
News & Events | November 08, 2021
A new adventure in South Dakota “I love living here!” “Here” is Yankton, SD, and the quote is from Fr. Thi Pham, SCJ. After completing a year-long sabbatical ending in July, Fr. Thi unpacked his bags at St. Benedict’s parish rectory in Yankton to begin a new pastoral assignment. Fr. Thi’s journey to South Dakota […]
News & Events | November 01, 2021
“Our life is a continuous dying. Every moment slips away from us until we have exhausted all the time that God has allotted to us. Our life is a short series of relations with God, with others, and with ourselves. Our actions have an almost infinite value if they are done in the grace of […]
News & Events | October 25, 2021
Autumn in Wisconsin Pictured at the top of the page are several of our ECS (English and Cultural Studies) students, along with Br. Duane Lemke, SCJ, taking part in some traditional autumn pumpkin carving over the weekend. “I knew it was what I wanted to do” After 10 years in Mississippi serving in pastoral ministry, […]
News & Events | October 18, 2021
Honoring Sr. Charles Last week the pastoral team that serves the Lower Brule and Crow Creek reservations in South Dakota celebrated Sr. Charles Palm’s 38 years of service to St. Joseph’s parish in Fort Thompson. “She is like the icon, the grandmother of the parish,” said Fr. Christianus Hendrik, SCJ. “She knows everyone here and […]
News & Events | October 11, 2021
A day of celebration Today, October 11, is a day of diverse celebrations. Although it has been commemorated by several states during the past few years, 2021 marks the first time that Indigenous Peoples’ Day is observed at the federal level. On October 8, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., wrote that “On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, […]
News & Events | October 04, 2021
Remembering Br. John “He was one of the first SCJs I met,” said Fr. Byron Haaland, SCJ, the homilist at last week’s Mass of Christian Burial for Br. John Monek, SCJ. Fr. Byron, pictured above, would later spend many years ministering with Br. John at St. Joseph’s Retreat Center in Baileys Harbor, WI. “Br. John’s […]
News & Events | September 27, 2021
Meet our 2021-22 Formation Community! Each year we ask our students in formation to introduce themselves in their own words. Reflecting the diversity of the Priests of the Sacred Heart (Dehonians), as well as the Church itself, they represent a wide variety of cultural, educational and professional backgrounds. Yet they all have the same call […]
News & Events | September 20, 2021
Feast day of an SCJ martyr Wednesday, September 22, is the feast of Blessed Juan Maria de la Cruz, the first SCJ to be named blessed. He was beatified on March 11, 2001. “I am a priest.” Under ordinary circumstances, this declaration would be understood as a mark of dedication and service. During the Spanish […]